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Roughleaf Dogwood (Cornus drummondii)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color White Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 25 Height, Mature (feet) 20.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 110 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 4.5 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 1200 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1700 Precipitation, Minimum 32 Precipitation, Maximum 55 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) -28 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 15700 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Rapid Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Cornales

            • Family: Cornaceae

              • Genus: Cornus